The invertebrate species index (ISI) for streams in southeast Queensland, Australia

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 599-613

  Haase, Rainer ^a   Nolte, Ulrike ^b  

^a Pine Rivers Shire Council   (Australia)

^b Applied Freshwater Science   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biological monitoring; Chironomidae; Macroinvertebrates; Stream health

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHIRONOMIDAE; STREAM HEALTH;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

CHIRONOMIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 40649092059     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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